{"id":35220,"date":"2026-05-05T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=35220"},"modified":"2026-05-05T07:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:30:00","slug":"freelancing-in-south-africa-pricing-your-design-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/e-commerce\/digital\/freelancing-in-south-africa-pricing-your-design-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Freelancing in South Africa: Pricing Your Design Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35220\" class=\"elementor elementor-35220\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-c230376 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c230376\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c047b5 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41c047b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-wd-title title wd-f710355f\"><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-bbdfe8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbdfe8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8774c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"8774c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>A clean file is half the job. Before you send anything to a client, check your layers, name your artboards and export a small preview. Clients in Stellenbosch and beyond notice tidy work straight away. Keep fonts and licences in one folder so nothing gets lost between projects, and save each version with a date. It saves time when a client asks for changes weeks later.<\/p><p><em>Small habits add up. A simple checklist before every delivery keeps your work consistent and your clients happy.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-cdae3a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cdae3a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e3de2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21e3de2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757df7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"757df7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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A simple mockup shows a client how a logo looks on a box, a shopfront or a phone screen. It turns a flat file into something they can picture. Keep the setting plain so your work stays the hero.<\/p><h2>Keep the setting simple<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3348923 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_images_gallery\" data-id=\"3348923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_images_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-images-gallery photoswipe-images\" style=\"--wd-align-items:center; --wd-justify-content:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-grid-g\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:3;--wd-col-md:3;--wd-col-sm:2;--wd-gap-lg:10px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/e-commerce\/digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-2.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"1\" 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Pair one strong display face with one calm sans for body text and you rarely go wrong. Test your choice at small sizes, on a phone and in print, before you commit. Local foundries often release fonts with clear licences for small business use.<\/p><blockquote><p>Good type should be easy to read first and clever second. If a customer has to work to read your name, the font is not doing its job. Choose clarity, then add personality with colour and spacing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A clean file is half the job. 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